Kentucky Ag Connection - GROWMARK Names 2017 Summer Interns

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GROWMARK Names 2017 Summer Interns
Kentucky Ag Connection - 05/24/2017

Forty-two college students are exploring agricultural career opportunities this summer as GROWMARK interns. They are working at FS member cooperatives in Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Missouri, and Ontario, Canada; as well as the GROWMARK corporate office in Bloomington, Illinois and GROWMARK FS in the northeast.

The interns are exposed to accounting, marketing, communications, and product and service-related activities. The group kicked off the program at the GROWMARK corporate office on Monday, May 15 and will reconvene in June for an agribusiness tour and professional development opportunities. Each intern will complete a business-related project and deliver a presentation on their project in August.

"We are excited for the 58th year of the GROWMARK internship program," said Amie Hasselbring, GROWMARK university relations manager. "The program continues to be a key component in identifying and retaining top talent for the GROWMARK System. Students engage with industry professionals on important projects and have the opportunity to clarify career goals, while we get exposed to some of the most talented university students."

The GROWMARK internship program began in 1959 with three interns. Since then, over 1,100 students have been involved in the program.

The interns include:

University of Kentucky

- Michael Hornblower, son of Scott and Ann Hornblower of Fort Wright, Ky., is majoring in economics and finance and working for GROWMARK in Bloomington, Ill.

West Virginia University

- Anthony Brooks, son of Jackie Brooks of Milford, Del., is majoring in agriculture and extension education and is working for GROWMARK FS in Milford, Del.

GROWMARK is an agricultural cooperative with annual sales of $7 billion (FY 2016 data) providing agronomy, energy, facility planning, and logistics products and services, as well as grain marketing and risk management services in more than 40 states and Ontario, Canada. GROWMARK owns the FS trademark, which is used by affiliated member cooperatives.

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